Railroad-tie and fastening.



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1,042,916. -y -Patnwdct 29, 19121 snnn'rs-snnn'r 1 afm* IAF.

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Suunto@ 'y 'Gtfgznd" Witnsronn n'. Hermsen', or MILLToWN, encadre,Assrenon N: ran srafras Parana? ors-rou.

or ONE-HALF To onen GATCHELL, TIFTON,

lieti/Edities Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Uetrl, i912.

ln carrying out my invention it is my purpose to provide simple ande'ective' means for sustaining the rails upon the ties to prevent thecreeping et the same.

l also aim to provide in a device ot this character locking means forthe meeting ends of 'the rails which are simple in construction, Whichprovide eiliective means for preventing they lateral as Well as thedown- Ward 'movement ot' the rails at their points ot meeting incidentto the Weight 'of the rolling stock passing thereover.A

' l/Vith the aboverecited objects, and others ot a similarnature inview, the invention resides in the novel construct-ion, combina tion andarrangement ott-parts hereinafter set lforth in and falling Within thescope ot the lappended claim.

inthe drawings-Figure l is a top plan vievvofa rail connecting devicemade in accordancevvith the present invention. Fig. 2 is a sectionalview upon the line '2--2 of F ig. l. l? ig. I3 is a similar sectional'View upon the line 3-3 ot Fig. l. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of` oneof the retaining clamps. hFig` 5 is a similar view of one of Fig. 6 is adetail' the connecting clamps. l

perspective View of the rail ends andthe central plate disconnected.

,Referring to 'thedrawings in detail, the

-niiinerals 1,2 and 3 designate the rail mem bers which are supportedupon the usual yties il. The meeting ends of the rail sections l and 2are not connected with the ordinary fish plates, but are connectedthrough the medium ot a central plate which is secured to the tie e.rlhe plates, tivo in num ber, are arranged upon the opposite sides ofthe rail, and both ot the said plates are provided with longitudinallyextending offset members 6, the said; members having registeringopenings for the reception o't securing elements, such as' nuts andbolts, as

in the county of Berrien shovvnI in the drawings. It is to be understoodthat these .connecting 4members' are made of a singlepiecc of suitablemetal and that if desired as illustrated in Fig. G of the drawings thesaid members may be provided with tongues S which engage within groovesor depressions 9 formed J ot the flange-s of the rails l'and Thefrailsproper are connected with the ties through the jmedium of angularelements' 9. These. elements-'are not Vseciued.

set Vportions formed With centrally arranged integrally formed tongueswhich engage With openings provided in the of the ties. These tongues,ldesignated by the numerals l0, are .preferably formed by slitting 'theplates at their olii-set portions pressed, as designated-by' the numerall2, to receive the tongues of the plates. l

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdra'wings, the simplicity of the device, as Well as its many advantagesAvill, it is thought, be per-v yteetly apparent to those skilled in theart to which such inventions a'ppertain, Without ,further detailed'description.

By reterencetolig. l of the drawings it Will be-notcd' that the tonguesl0, are only employed adjacent the joint and upon the 'opposite faces ofthe rails' and upon the ties and furthermore that the fish plates may belprovided with any desirednumber of bolt receiving openings. l

inthe present instance it khas been found but it is of course tobeunderstood that, ties of other material may be if desired employed withequal etiiciency.

lt Will be' noted by reference to the dra'wings that the ltongues 8 and10a-re provided by slitting the plates --atthe juncture of theirvvertical oiset portions or flangesV and the substantially horizontalportions thereof. -The plates, being formed of 7metal,

are adapted to extend downwardly and 'will therefore readilyengage'within the openings or depressions' 'formed in the 'base langesof the rails.

What claim is:- A

. ln combination with the meeting ends of Va pair oli railway rails,each of said rails m the meeting ends.

base flanges.

preferable to constructv the ties of metal,4

to'the 4Webs of the rails, but have their ott-4 i and the 'Webs of therails are] inout or del ,therefore provide resilienttongues which ingslitted' to provide downwardly extend- Having their base flangesgrooved', angular In testimony whereof I .aix my signaplates Jfor themils, each of said plates betui'e in presence of two witnesses.

ing resilient tongues, tliesaid tongues adapt- WINSFQRD H' H ORNSBY' edto engage Within the grooves of the rails, Witnesses:

`and means for sustaining the plates upon D..R.'CR0SBY,

the rails and upon the ties for the rails. l O. GATCHELL.

